It is known as the Foam-loving bacterium

Haemophilus originates from the Greek word 'haima' and 'philus' which means what?

All Haemophilus are oxidase positive except for what specie?

Also known as Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

What is the biochemical test for Haemophilus influenzae?

It spreads from nasopharynx and the regional lymph nodes to the blood and finally to the Meninges.

In the Gram stain of Brucella, ___________ should be substituted for safranin O to improve the Gram Stain

HACEK are fastidious and grow slowly on BAP & CAP & require _________ of incubation

It is the only member of the genus Haemophilus that produces IgA protease.

What Haemophilus species contain/s v growth factor only?

Fastidious, non-motile, capnophilic, and facultatively anaerobic bacteria. And most species cannot grow on pure BAP

What are the encapsulated strains of the Typeable form of Haemophilus influezae?

What should be done for recovery of Haemophilus ducreyi?

What are the Primary routes of Human infections caused by Brucella?

Sheka was observing a BAP and she sees colonies that are small, convex, translucent, yellowish and non-haemolytic. What bacteria do you think is present in the medium?

This Haemophilus specie has tan and dry colonies; B- haemolytic

It infects the aortic valve more freq. than the other HACEK species

What are the preferred specimen for the isolation of Brucella?

Describe the appearance of Haemophilus under the microscope

What are the associated infection/disease with Haemophilus ducreyi?

It grow as “satellites” on BAP around bacterial colonies and produce NAD like S. aureus

True/False: Haemophilus need an immediate transport and processing for their isolation.

What are the associated infection/disease with Haemophilus parainfluenzae?

This category of Haemophilus influenzae is based on the capsular characteristics of H. influenzae

This Haemophilus specie has Fructose and maltose fermentation

This Haemophilus specie is genetically related to Haemophilus influenzae

It shows "false Gram-positive" and the only indole-positive member of the HACEK group

Test for identifying the heme-producing species of Haemophilus

True/False: Haemophilus ducreyi is part of the indigenous human microbiota.

What is the selective media for Haemophilus ducreyi?

Serotype can be determined through the identification of the distinct capsular antigen.

It is commonly found as indigenous microbiota of the URT of adult

It appears to have in "school-of-fish" gram stain

What are the associated infection/disease with Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyticus?

Haemophilus influenzae is very ___________ and can be rapidly killed by phagocytes.

What are the associated infection/disease with Haemophilus influenzae?

What is the other term for Haemophilus influenzae?

What Haemophilus species contain/s x and v growth factors?

What are the specimens used in the laboratory diagnosis of Haemophilus?

It is the main cause of meningitis in children

What are the growth factors of Haemophilus?

What is the selective media for Haemophilus aegypticus?

What is the other term for Brucella?

H. aegypticus requires _____ days of incubation while H. ducreyi requires _____ days.

What are included in the HACEK(AACEK) group?

It is characterized by normal temperatures in the morning and then followed by high temperatures in the afternoon and evening.

True/False: Turbidity of the specimen is an abnormal occurrence in the culture of Brucella

What are the tests used in the laboratory diagnosis of Haemophilus?

What are the test/s used in the Laboratory diagnosis of Brucella?

What are the species of the genus Brucella?

Brucella are localized in tissues that are rich in__________________ & induces spontaneous abortion among animals.

Obligately aerobic, fastidious, gram-negative coccobacilli and they replicate on ciliated respiratory epithelial cells of humans

What are the other related infections of Non-typeable form of Haemophilus influenzae?

What is the mode of transmission of Haemophilus influenzae?

This Haemophilus specie is Non-typeable

No growth of Haemophilus occurs on what medium?

What is the other term for Haemophilus aegypticus?

In the Culture of Brucella, isolates can be recovered after ______ but may require prolonged incubation up to ______.

Haemophilus species resemble an______________________ because of their pleomorphic appearances.

It is also known as the corroding bacilli

It is the preferred medium for Haemophilus because it contains the X and V factors.

What media are used in the Culture of Brucella?

True/False: HACEK group does not causes slow & progressive bacterial endocarditis

What are the most virulent among the species of Brucella?

It is the agent of chancroid which is highly communicable, sexually transmitted, genital ulcer disease.

It is the cause of serious infections in humans and leading cause of meningitis in unvaccinated children.

They are part of the indigenous microbiota & are considered as opportunistic pathogens. They are small, non-motile, cannot grown on MAC.

Describe the appearance of brucella under the microscope

It detects the presence of enzymes that converts ALA into porphyrins.

What Serological test is used in Brucella?

What are the media used for the culture of Haemophilus species?

It is the second prevalent etiologic agent for otitis media with effusion (middle ear infection) after Streptococcus pneumoniae

It is used for rapid direct identification of the capsular antigens of H. influenzae.

It is the only catalase-positive HACEK specie

What is preffered instead of a transport medium for the recovery of Haemophilus ducreyi?

What Haemophilus species contain/s x growth factor only?

Also known as the X factor

This Haemophilus specie is B-haemolytic

What are specimens that can be used in the Laboratory diagnosis of Brucella?

This category of Haemophilus influenzae does not produce capsules and part of the indigenous microbiota of the URT and adheres to human epithelial cells

They are non-motile, assacharolytic, and non-encapsulated. Some species require an increased supply of CO2 for growth.

What are the associated infection/disease with Haemophilus aegypticus?

When Haemophilus are grown anaerobically, only ____ & not hemin, is required.

They are obligate parasites on the mucous membranes of humans. And they die rapidly in clinical specimen and very susceptible to drying and extreme temperatures.

What are the two categories of Haemophilus influenzae?

What is the principal Virulence factor of Haemophilus influenzae?

What are the biochemical test and result for Haemophilus?

All species of Haemophilus normally inhabit the URT of humans except for what?

The distinguishing characteristic of this Haemophilus specie is School of fish

What are the human pathogens of the genus Haemophilus?

They are assacharolytic like the species of the genus Moraxella and the least common isolate of the HACEK group

This Haemophilus specie has mouse/bleach-like odor; non-haemolytic

Also known as the V factor

What are the hallmarks of chanroid caused by Haemophilus ducreyi?

Describe the appearance of Haemophilus ducreyi in CAP

What are the other Virulence factors of Haemophilus influenzae aside the polysaccharide capsule?

It is formerly known as Haemophilus aphrophilus

What is the selective media for Haemophilus influenzae?

Species of this genus are important human and animal pathogens. Obligate aerobes and intracellular parasites.

Haemophilus species grow best at ______ degree cent., except H. ducreyi which grows at ___ degree cent. & in an environment with ___________.